:: Sunday, September 12, 2004 ::

Sick of Sweden...?

Or is Sweden sick of me? For the past 2 weeks, I have been afflicted by some sort of cold/flu. Some days were worse than others, some better, though it seemed the symptoms changed daily. I kept hoping to ride it out, thinking that it would pass, as colds and flus eventually do. A shipment of Vitamin C and DayQuil from home seemed to be the answer.

Sadly, it was not the case. Yesterday I went to the emergency room of the local hospital (because on weekends, the local clinic right next door is closed) because I was having difficulty breathing. After tests and x-rays, I got the news: I have pneumonia. Pneumonia! I thought that was something only really sick people got, or people already in the hospital. Well apparently pneumonia can strike right along with a cold, and can be caused by a bacteria or a virus.

So after getting my diagnosis, I was given a prescription for antibiotics (basically just penicillin) and 2 pills to keep me inoculated until today when I could get the prescription filled. Which was another adventure in itself. But suffice to say, I am now feeling better, it's not quite as hard to breathe, I don't think my fever's quite as high as it was (it was around 104 when they checked it at the hospital last night), and things seem to be progressing smoothly. Of course, it still hurts like the dickens when I cough. But hopefully within another day or two all the major symptoms will be taken care of.

Now if I can only muster the will and energy to write my term paper that is due on Wednesday!

And no, I'm not really sick of Sweden (and I don't think she's sick of me). I'm just sick in Sweden. And thanks to the gods that everyone speaks English here, which makes being sick in a foreign country a little less daunting.

:: posted by Rob 6:56 PM [+] ::

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